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Episode 218: Heinrich, Yarvin, and Other Would-Be Micromonarchs

On this episode of Life, the Universe & Everything Else, Gem, Laura, Ashlyn, and Lauren discuss a variety of would-be rulers, touching on German monarchists, American neoreactionaries, and micronations in both the northern and southern hemispheres. Life, the Universe & Everything Else is a podcast that explores the intersection of science and society. The Reichsbürgers: Die Reichsminister drohen mit dem Tod (taz.de)...

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Episode 218: Heinrich, Yarvin, and Other Would-Be Micromonarchs On this episode of Life, the Universe & Everything Else, Gem, Laura, Ashlyn, and Lauren discuss a variety of would-be rulers, touching on German monarchists, American neoreactionaries, and micr…

Episode 217: On the Upside, the Screaming Has Stopped

On this episode of Life, the Universe & Everything Else, Ashlyn, Lauren, Laura, and Gem discuss some of the year's most absurd, disappointing news, with a healthy heaping of CanCon: Canada losing Measles Elimination status, the government's inability to give accurate tax advice, the Liberal Prime Minister's right-wing agenda, and Elon Musk's ongoing meltdown. Life, the Universe & Everything Else…...

Episode 217: On the Upside, the Screaming Has Stopped On this episode of Life, the Universe & Everything Else, Ashlyn, Lauren, Laura, and Gem discuss some of the year’s most absurd, disappointing news, with a healthy heaping of CanCon: Canad…

Episode 217: On the Upside, the Screaming Has Stopped

\ On this episode of Life, the Universe & Everything Else, Ashlyn, Lauren, Laura, and Gem discuss some of the year's most absurd, disappointing news, with a healthy heaping of CanCon: Canada losing Measles Elimination status, the government's inability to give accurate tax advice, the Liberal Prime Minister's right-wing agenda, and Elon Musk's ongoing meltdown. Life, the Universe & Everything Else…...

Episode 217: On the Upside, the Screaming Has Stopped \On this episode of Life, the Universe & Everything Else, Ashlyn, Lauren, Laura, and Gem discuss some of the year’s most absurd, disappointing news, with a healthy heaping of CanCon: Cana…

On this episode of Life, the Universe & Everything Else, Gem, Lauren, Ashlyn, and Laura discuss the extremely shaky science behind the new guidance issued by the White House concerning acetaminophen use during pregnancy. The bottom line? Don't take medical advice from conspiracy theorists, whether they're real estate developers or environmental lawyers: talk to your doctor instead! Life, the Universe & Everything Else…...

Episode 216: RFK Jr.’s Autism Quackery On this episode of Life, the Universe & Everything Else, Gem, Lauren, Ashlyn, and Laura discuss the extremely shaky science behind the new guidance issued by the White House concerning acetamin…

On this episode of Life, the Universe & Everything Else, Lauren, Ashlyn, Gem, and Laura discuss things that they find difficult to understand. Life, the Universe & Everything Else is a podcast that explores the intersection of science and society. Links: Coevolution of neocortical size, group size and language in humans (Behavioral and Brain Sciences) | Dunbar's Number: Why the Theory That Humans Can Only Maintain 150 Friendships Has Withstood 30 Years of Scrutiny (Neuroscience News)...

Episode 215: Rugged Individualism (and also Math) On this episode of Life, the Universe & Everything Else, Lauren, Ashlyn, Gem, and Laura discuss things that they find difficult to understand. Life, the Universe & Everything Else is a podc…

On this episode of Life, the Universe & Everything Else, Gem, Lauren, Laura, and Ashlyn discuss medical scammers, grifters, and con-men, current, recent, and historical. Discussed on this episode: Malachi Love-Robinson, a modern-day Doogie Howser; James Graham, an 18th century Scottish sexologist; and Casey Means, a health grifter who also happens to be Trump's pick for Surgeon General. Life, the Universe & Everything Else…...

Episode 214: “Casey” Means “Grifter” On this episode of Life, the Universe & Everything Else, Gem, Lauren, Laura, and Ashlyn discuss medical scammers, grifters, and con-men, current, recent, and historical. Discussed on this episo…

On this episode of Life, the Universe & Everything Else, Lauren, Ashlyn, Laura, and Gem discuss some common misconceptions, focusing on cast iron cookware, Victorian corsetry, sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections, and the Canadian political system. Life, the Universe & Everything Else is a podcast that explores the intersection of science and society. Corsets: Victorian Image of Pregnancy through Corsetry (Maryland Center for History and Culture)...

Episode 213: Cast Iron, Corsets, Crotches, and Canada On this episode of Life, the Universe & Everything Else, Lauren, Ashlyn, Laura, and Gem discuss some common misconceptions, focusing on cast iron cookware, Victorian corsetry, sexually transmit…

Originally published 17 September 2018. On this episode of Life, the Universe & Everything Else, Gem, Laura, Ashlyn, and Lauren discuss the history and future of patent medicine, from snake oil and Piso's Cure for Consumption through Bovinine and bitters all the way to the Burzynski Clinic. Life, the Universe & Everything Else is a podcast that delves into issues of science, critical thinking, and secular humanism....

LUEE Rerun 136: Patent Medicine Originally published 17 September 2018.On this episode of Life, the Universe & Everything Else, Gem, Laura, Ashlyn, and Lauren discuss the history and future of patent medicine, from snake oil …

On this episode of Life, the Universe & Everything Else, Ashlyn is joined by Lauren, Laura, and Gem to discuss right-wing authoritarianism and how to fight it. Life, the Universe & Everything Else is a podcast that explores the intersection of science and society. Fascism 101: Ur-Fascism (Umberto Eco, The Anarchist Library) | Fascism (Wikipedia) | Neo-fascism (Wikipedia) | …...

Episode 212: This Podcast Kills Fascists On this episode of Life, the Universe & Everything Else, Ashlyn is joined by Lauren, Laura, and Gem to discuss right-wing authoritarianism and how to fight it. Life, the Universe & Everythi…

In this episode of Life, the Universe & Everything Else, Ashlyn is joined by Lauren, Laura, and Gem to discuss some common misconceptions (and maybe some that aren't so common). Life, the Universe & Everything Else is a program promoting secular humanism and scientific skepticism that is produced by the Winnipeg Skeptics. Links: Misconceptions (xkcd) | List of common misconceptions (Wikipedia)...

Episode 95: Common Misconceptions In this episode of Life, the Universe & Everything Else, Ashlyn is joined by Lauren, Laura, and Gem to discuss some common misconceptions (and maybe some that aren’t so common).Life, the …

Episode 94: Free Will

Episode 94: Free Will In this episode of Life, the Universe & Everything Else, Gem is joined by Donna, Ashlyn, and Ian to talk about free will, determinism, and what it means to make a choice. Also on this episode, …

Episode 93: Skeptics and Social Media

Episode 93: Skeptics and Social Media In this episode of Life, the Universe & Everything Else, Ashlyn sits down with Lauren, Gem, and Laura to talk about some red flags to look out for when evaluating claims on social media and how…